hiersum
Old English
Alternative forms
- hȳrsum, hērsum
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hauʀisam, equivalent to hīeran + -sum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yːr.sum/, [ˈhi͜yːr.sum]
Adjective
hīersum
- obedient
Declension
Declension of hīersum — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hīersum | hīersumu, hīersumo | hīersum |
| Accusative | hīersumne | hīersume | hīersum |
| Genitive | hīersumes | hīersumre | hīersumes |
| Dative | hīersumum | hīersumre | hīersumum |
| Instrumental | hīersume | hīersumre | hīersume |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hīersume | hīersuma, hīersume | hīersumu, hīersumo |
| Accusative | hīersume | hīersuma, hīersume | hīersumu, hīersumo |
| Genitive | hīersumra | hīersumra | hīersumra |
| Dative | hīersumum | hīersumum | hīersumum |
| Instrumental | hīersumum | hīersumum | hīersumum |
Declension of hīersum — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hīersuma | hīersume | hīersume |
| Accusative | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersume |
| Genitive | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersuman |
| Dative | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersuman |
| Instrumental | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersuman |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersuman |
| Accusative | hīersuman | hīersuman | hīersuman |
| Genitive | hīersumra, hīersumena | hīersumra, hīersumena | hīersumra, hīersumena |
| Dative | hīersumum | hīersumum | hīersumum |
| Instrumental | hīersumum | hīersumum | hīersumum |
Derived terms
- ġehīersum
- hīersumian
- hīersumnes
- hīersumlīċ
Descendants
- Middle English: hersum
- English: hearsome